Class Information:

Lecture

• Syllabus
• Intro/Syllabus Quiz
  

Laboratory

• Lab #1

  • Prelab Lab#1

  • Guide

  • Photoset

• Lab #8 Cell Culture: Video C2C12 cells contracting

• Lab #10 PCR Exercise in Powerpoint

• Lab #13 Prelab for Western

• Optional additional information if you would like to learn more:

• General: Cell laboratory exercises
  
• Lab #1:  Microscopy
• Lab #1: Nikon Concepts in Microscopy - Resolution
• Lab #2: Cell fractionation
• Lab #6: Cell culture
  

• Guidelines for:

• Lab Practical

• Lab Quizzes
  

Resources:

Quick Web Tour

Study Resources

Glossary, Study Strategies, Tips & more

Class Notes

Tutorials

Electronic Handouts

Practice Exams

Inclement Weather Assignment, Notes

Cell Research & Specialized Cells

• Understanding a Research Article:

  • Research Article Example

  • Questions

  • Analysis of a Research Article

   
• Specialized Cells
  • Specialized Cells: An Introduction & Exercise
  • Example of a Specialized Cell
  • Cell Regeneration (You Tube)

• Exam IV Instructions

• Links for more information

  • Differentiation

  • Stem Cells

  • PubMed - good database for papers in cell biology

Homework (optional)

• Homework #1 - Cell Model Table
• Homework #2 - Molecule Recognition Quiz
• Homework #3 - Membrane Transport
• Homework #4 - Comparison of Nucleic Acids
• Homework #5 - Enzyme Review Questions
• Homework #6 - Chloroplasts, Mitochondria & Peroxisomes
• Homework #7 -  Cellular Respiration, Photosynthesis, Oxidative Phosphorylation
• Homework #8 - Cytoskeleton
• Homework #9 - Replication & Gene Expression
• Homework #10 - Lac Operon

Homework Answers 

Note: If you go here first, you lose most of the benefit of doing the homework.  Don't cheat yourself!

• Homework #1 Answers
• Homework #2 (Answers embedded in homework file above)
• Homework #3 Answers
• Homework #4 Answers
• Homework #5 Answers
• Homework #6 Answers
• Homework #7 Answers
• Homework #8 Answers  
• Homework #9 Answers
• Homework #10 Answers
  

Interesting Web Sites:

Cooper textbook website

Cells Alive!

Dictionary of Cell Biology

BioTech Life Sciences Dictionary

Biology Online Dictionary

Respiration & Fermentation

Metabolism Minimaps

General Biology & Cell Molec - web pages by Kimball

You may find the section under Biochemistry to be helpful in understanding metabolism.  Some examples: Cellular respiration has some good descriptions of polar covalent bonds.  Links under Enzymes provide more information about enzymes and about the other group of catalytic biological molecules, ribozymes.  See also sections on Cell Biology and Molecules

Problem sets and tutorials on molecular biology

Molecular Biology Web Book

Topics in Cell Biology by Dr Gwen Childs

Virtual Library of Biochemistry & Cell Biology

DNA Learning Center

Follow the links at this site to "Resources" or "Media Showcase" for a variety of animations & tutorials

Cell Biology Animations by John Kyrk

BioStudio - animations on a variety of topics

Other animations from McGraw Hill:

Bio Chp 10

Photosynthesis

Bio Chp 14

DNA replication

Bio Chp 15:

Prok vs Euk Gene Info

Translation

Splicing

Chp 7 & 47

Cell Signaling

There may be others animations of interest in other chapters